And so...today...is the election day of the Big Yins in the CPGB...no
not communist party of Great Britain...but Conservative Party of Great
Britain...though the way the United Kingdom is going it might be the
Conservative Party of britain...:-).

All those bleary eyed politicians, with bags the size of suitcases under
their eyes as they struggle within the corridors of power and in the
media and the Westminster Bubble to find their place in the sun of the
new world order...DUK style. They are having to earn their money
now...working 24 hours a day, attending all those "secret" meetings and
teams of supporters phoning around to see the lie of the land; and if
they are to survive this minor contretemps, they will need all their
skills of lobbying, duplicity bribery and deceit...and lots of luck and
a bit of compromise to continue feeding and supping at those watering
holes and diners which have been paid for by the taxpayer; to the
standards to which they have become accustomed.

Today is election day amongst the Conservatives...last past the post is
out, there are 5 contenders. Be warned. The views expressed here are
purely personal poorly sifted and might not be entirely true...

Theresa May, Home Secretary, signed the pledge to the American cousins,
but a very quiet Remainder. Religious C of E. Quiet...doesn't like
jamborees.

Michael Gove, a very humbled Brutus, a Brexiteer who has signed the
pledge? Likes his pint...and to gossip national secrets...according to
the Sunday Entropy. Bully boy of education...according to the
teachers. Wants to remove intellectual education from the public sector
and replace it with vocational subjects. Supporter of Academy style
education...public money given to private individuals to run schools,
even though the system doesn't work and the money goes on pork pies.

Liam Fox. G.P. Failed Secretary of State for Defence. Failed leadership
elections twice. Brexiteer. Had the largest expenses in the whole of
the Conservative Shadow Cabinet, got caught in the famous expenses
scandal and had to pay most of it back. Also went on a taxpayer paid
lobby with a friend...and got caught out. Allegedly allowed lobbyist
friend access to Ministry of Defence. Interested in dialectics.
see url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Fox

Stephen Crabb. Young, up and coming working class Conservative made
good, council estate conservative revolutionary... not too fond of gays
apparently...though he has now had a revelation and managed to overcome
that...apparently.
see url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Crabb

Andrea Leadsom. Ex Banker. Brexiteer...very good on tele...might topple
Theresa May, but more likely to come second...but one never knows. In
my view, the most interesting...not yet taken the pledge...so far as I
can discover...but if she wins...I dare say...no problem.
see url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Leadsom

Enjoy...:-)
ATB
Dougie.
P.S. Anyone for Texit...:-):-):-). John Wayne would turn in his
grave...all those cowboys becoming texasteers...I mean texiteers...

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” Mark Twain.

"The Trouble with being honest...is that one soon gets found out"
Oscar Wilde.

Dear Colleagues,

What a performance on the UK political scene today. The Westminster
bubble is getting bigger, rippling around, contracting and expanding,
like "The Prisoners" balloon, (that old 1960's spy series which became
a cult), but not about to burst. Boris Johnstone, our latter day
Caesar, has decided not to throw his hat in the ring, for the job of
Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party; after an attack
by his close ally and erstwhile friend, Michael Gove, who reckons that
he has more chance of winning against Theresa May, than Boris does,
due to Boris's isolation and poor performance.

Michael Gove, is a very humble person, from an humble background,
only an M.P. and government minister because he wishes to serve and
help the people; and until last week, considered that the job of Prime
Minister was far too far above his capabilities. However, since then
he has done a volte face and decided that he is more than adequate to
do the job, highly intelligent, resourceful, experienced at
international negotiations and far better than our Boris or Theresa
May...the present Home Secretary, who is a Remainder...but very quiet
about it. Michael, a rather loud Brexit, is fond of the Nazi word
when it comes to false information, is one of the Government ministers
in Cameron's cabinet, but has yet to pledge publicly his allegiance to
our American cousins on the question of loyalty to the administration
and 5 eyes. I am sure that this is just an oversight and we will hear
it from him shortly.

You see, the realities of today are; if you don't make such a
pledge, then you don't get the support of the cousins, and getting
elected without the cousins backing is very difficult, all sorts of
diplomatic fuck ups can ensue, undermining strategies and tactics,
bits of ones private life which one would rather keep quiet might
bubble up in that entropy which is the Sunday Newspapers...withdrawal
of funds of support, direction of funds of support to other
candidates, white, black and grey propaganda, special operations; all
the usual influences that an empire has over its colonies and lessers
manifest themselves at times like this...:-). There are a few other
things in his speech which might be of interest to cryptomites, but
you will have to go read it for yourselves if you are interested.

Theresa May, and old ally of the US of A, has been around for a long
time, and of course has been responsible for the most proportionally
democratic oversight of the UK secret services in British history,
granting them almost everything they desire, as part of her role of
serving the British people, and indeed the peoples of the world, from
terrorists and criminals and subversives and such like, who are trying
to bring down our society and demean and diminish our way of life, by
being Brexiteers.

Liam Fox, a doctor and well known figure in the Conservative Party and
once a minister, is also standing, but he is a bit of a has been these
days, getting caught out in some lobbying scandal or other a few years
back. Very little chance of getting to the top, more interested in
the money than the power. One has to be lily white these days to be
Prime Minister...a bit like our Queen, no sex...We are British...:-)

What a speech Boris made today on the day of his non-election. In a
masterful piece of acting, he arrived at the room for registering his
hat for the Big Joabbie, at the last minute, only to announce that he
wouldn't be standing...At least he can count...and the figures for his
election were not looking too good. A "get Boris movement", probably
emanating from his old friends in the Bullingdon Club...was set up
with the slogan...anyone but him...:-)

It was a fighting speech though, with its mandatory pledge to our
American cousins regarding 5 eyes and security and intelligence, a
must for any politician with prospects of getting elected here in the
UK today. And with consoling words for all those young people and old
people and immigrants and fellow travellers he has upset and misled
during his campaign during his unholy alliance with UKIP and Nigel
Farage. He is obviously looking to the future, when either Theresa May
or Michael Gove screw up Brexit. One thing for certain...Boris will
be back, though in what kind of Sartres Waiter uniform, we shall just
have to speculate.

The result of the Referendum in the UK continues to work its way
through the political and economic superstructures. The Labour Party
is in meltdown. I did say in a previous posting that it will be
difficult to get rid of their leader, Jeremy Corbyn. There is a
massive revolt of the parliamentary M.P.s but they are frightened to
challenge him, as it will mean that he will automatically stand for
the job as leader again, and their candidate could lose by just as
much as they did last year. It is a much wider caucus which elects
the Labour Leader, from the trade unions, as well as the ordinary
members and the M.P.s. I respect the man, even if I don't agree with
him politically. He is sticking to the Labour Party Constitution. We
have yet to find out what is happening in Jeremy's power base, the
unions and labour party constituencies, whether that grass roots
support still exists. And of course, so many Labour members refused
to follow the party line and voted for Brexit....it is even rumoured
that the Leader also voted Brexit in the Referendum, but it is only a
rumour. This key fact is what is preventing the Labour M.P.s from
making a move to elect an alternative leader, because if they try,
then Jeremy can stand again...and they just don't know what the result
will be. Whilst, if they wait and don't challenge but rely on the
media and other pressures, he might just resign and open the way for
David Milliband to enter the fray.

Ah! Well, he is Ed Milliband's brother...the failed ex Leader of the
Labour Party, and it is rumoured that there is a constituency (Bratley
And Spen, whom Jo Cox, the murdered M.P. represented) being kept open
for him, which no one will contest but him, so that he can become an
M.P. and then stand for the Leadership, and replace Jeremy
Corbyn...Such are the coalitions and alliances which exist in the
English establishment amongst the political parties. Thank goodness
Scotland is out of it for the moment...:-).

Now you can see what some of the fuss has been about in the Labour
Party just recently. All that alleged Anti-Semitism, attacks on Ken
Livingstone and how David Milliband, will come to the fore and rescue
the Labour Party in time to win the next election.

There is only just one teeny weeny little problem. The electorate in
the Labour Party voted for Brexit, and most of the M.P.s in the Labour
party are Remainders. And it is the constituency and ward
leaderships of the Labour Party who select...or deselect...M.P.s. At
this time it is not known where those leaderships stand regarding
Jeremy Corbyn...

So far...you will notice...that the principles which M.P.s hold so
dear regarding serving the public, has not yet extended to them either
resigning from parliament and getting another job, or resigning from
their party and either joining another one, or setting up another
one. Principles of public service...after all...only extend so far...:-)